Lorene Bell

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Lorene Bell, 70, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at her home.

She was born March 28, 1932, daughter of B. Walton and Laura Ross. She and Henry Bell were married Jan. 20, 1996.

She was a retired machine operator for Thorngate Ltd. in Chaffee and Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Northside Gospel Assembly Church in Cape Girardeau.

She was preceded in death by nine brothers and a sister.

Other survivors include two sons, Kenneth Finley and Danny Finley, both of Chaffee; a daughter, Carolyn Messan of Florissant, Mo.; three step-daughters, Canda Russell of Memphis, Tenn., Deborah Christian of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Theresa Cleveland of Iuka, Miss.; two brothers, Ted Walton of Jackson and Elgin Walton of Rockview, Mo.; four sisters, Clara Harmon of Chaffee, Ethel Cluster of Granite City, Ill., Gladys Dees of Kansas City, Mo., and Myra Jean Mouser of Morley, Mo.; four grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held at 4 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The funeral will be at 11 a.m., Friday at the funeral home with the Revs. Winford Wren and Bobby Mouser officiating. Burial will follow in Union Park Cemetery.